Possibly the craziest stat of the year. Since 5/21, exactly 2 months ago, Yankees right-handed hitters have hit...3 home runs.

Soriano has hit 10 home runs in his last 21 games and was batting .286 in that stretch with six doubles, 21 RBIs and a 1.044 OPS, dating to June 28. He has homered in five of his last 14 games and ranks seventh among active players in career home runs with 389.

Possibly the craziest stat of the year. Since 5/21, exactly 2 months ago, Yankees right-handed hitters have hit...3 home runs.

Soriano has hit 10 home runs in his last 21 games and was batting .286 in that stretch with six doubles, 21 RBIs and a 1.044 OPS, dating to June 28. He has homered in five of his last 14 games and ranks seventh among active players in career home runs with 389.

It states that the Yanks should have anywhere from 4-8 more losses than they currently have. Simply put, they are not a good team this year. The sox are .5-1.5 games over where they should be based on math. I put a link to explain what the stat that Bill James made up means if you never heard of it. One bat from a guy who can't crack a 300 OBP is not going to help the Yankees too much... there are too many holes this year to fill.

It states that the Yanks should have anywhere from 4-8 more losses than they currently have. Simply put, they are not a good team this year. The sox are .5-1.5 games over where they should be based on math. I put a link to explain what the stat that Bill James made up means if you never heard of it.

thanks but I have little interest in super stats

the goal at this time of yr is to get better

I see no merit in you calling them idiots for doing so

One bat from a guy who can't crack a 300 OBP is not going to help the Yankees too much... there are too many holes this year to fill.

The Yankees have been getting excellent pitching. Their offense has been lacking, to say the least. Soriano improves their offense. He has 17 home runs and10 steals. A good deal for them if they don't give up much in return.

Good deal for the Yankees, if they're not giving up much or paying much to reacquire Soriano. He's a definite upgrade to a tepid offense. The Yankees have the pitching, they need more hitting. I don't care what the record "should be." I care what the record is. If we dealt in "should bes," then the Orioles wouldn't have been in the playoffs last year, the Blue Jays would be in first place this year and the Red Sox in last. Statistical projections are useful for determining when to make trades and who to sign in free agency. But the actual wins and losses on the field, the actual productivity of the players, are what ultimately matter. It's good to know whether a hitter has a high BABIP, for example, because you may not want to invest long-term in someone with fluke success. But high BABIP or not, the batting average is the batting average and if one guy is clearly producing at a higher level than another, then look at that too. Keep this simple: does Soriano improve the Yankees? At the right price, the answer to that question is a resounding yes; of course he's better than Hafner.

It states that the Yanks should have anywhere from 4-8 more losses than they currently have. Simply put, they are not a good team this year. The sox are .5-1.5 games over where they should be based on math. I put a link to explain what the stat that Bill James made up means if you never heard of it.

thanks but I have little interest in super stats

the goal at this time of yr is to get better

I see no merit in you calling them idiots for doing so

One bat from a guy who can't crack a 300 OBP is not going to help the Yankees too much... there are too many holes this year to fill.

Good deal for the Yankees, if they're not giving up much or paying much to reacquire Soriano. He's a definite upgrade to a tepid offense. The Yankees have the pitching, they need more hitting. I don't care what the record "should be." I care what the record is. If we dealt in "should bes," then the Orioles wouldn't have been in the playoffs last year, the Blue Jays would be in first place this year and the Red Sox in last. Statistical projections are useful for determining when to make trades and who to sign in free agency. But the actual wins and losses on the field, the actual productivity of the players, are what ultimately matter. It's good to know whether a hitter has a high BABIP, for example, because you may not want to invest long-term in someone with fluke success. But high BABIP or not, the batting average is the batting average and if one guy is clearly producing at a higher level than another, then look at that too. Keep this simple: does Soriano improve the Yankees? At the right price, the answer to that question is a resounding yes; of course he's better than Hafner.

I dont think they have adequate starting pitching unless CC and AP can step things up. They've been mediocre in a lot of areas this year. Not unusual for CC with the workload hes carried the past 12 years. Besides Kuroda, the rest of the starters have been looking like 3-4-5 starters. Their bullpen has been their strong point and have won them a lot of games as well as MO having 33 saves. They had a lot of timely hitting and overachieving players at the start of the year as well (Wells, Hafner).

I think adding Soriano can only help the offense, but not a lot. He'll hit a few bombs, but thats about it. OBP is sub.300. Can Jeter and A-Rod stay healthy the rest of the way? Can Granderson come back after a bad wrist/hand injury and still hit for power? The NYY will be more of a threat if CC and Pettite step up some. If I were them, Id be looking at some starting pitching too if they want to truly compete. Either way, I never count the NYY out until they mathematically are.

Possibly the craziest stat of the year. Since 5/21, exactly 2 months ago, Yankees right-handed hitters have hit...3 home runs.

Soriano has hit 10 home runs in his last 21 games and was batting .286 in that stretch with six doubles, 21 RBIs and a 1.044 OPS, dating to June 28. He has homered in five of his last 14 games and ranks seventh among active players in career home runs with 389.

It states that the Yanks should have anywhere from 4-8 more losses than they currently have. Simply put, they are not a good team this year. The sox are .5-1.5 games over where they should be based on math. I put a link to explain what the stat that Bill James made up means if you never heard of it. One bat from a guy who can't crack a 300 OBP is not going to help the Yankees too much... there are too many holes this year to fill.

I agree. ALL IT DOES is guarantee they have yet another old player they cannot move in 2014. One more year of oldness.

if he can help beat the red sox ONCE (and it helps the rays/orioles)-then hes worth it!